catherine clifford reports. ane's wreckage was still smoldering as nearly 350 emergency workers braved wintry conditions, scouring the mountainous crash site for survivors. they found just one of the 78 passengers alive. a soldier suffering from head injuries. among the dead, soldiers and their families as well as four crewmembers. flying tohad been constantine, eastern algeria's main city. it lost contact with the control tower just as it began coming into land. officials at the site said the plane broke into three parts and that women and children were among the dead. the army blamed bad weather, citing strong gusts of wind and a lack of visibility in the region in recent days. it is the country's worst air accident since 2003 when a jet crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 102 people. c-130ane is a u.s. built hercules turboprop which makers believed to be at least 24 years old. national media said one of the aircraft's two black boxes were recovered. the commission will be set up to investigate the crash. t